I went behind a waterfall the other day. It felt like a different world than the one I’d left - sounds were muted, and the sunlight came in filtered flashes through the falling sheet of glistening water. Fish soared past on their long journey to quieter waters, tiny cries of “yippee!” echoing off the rocks as they were swept over the edge.
Moss was soft, slippery, under my feet, and the rock overhead felt embracing, not menacing. The world was water, and silver, and eternally pouring, and I was part of it all.
Then I clambered out and saw a sign, telling me to avoid the waterfall any cost, some of the risks being slipping, falling, drowning, more drowning, and various other unexpected deaths.
Now, there is a time for being cautious, of course, but to be honest...maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad way to go...falling with a fall in the fall.
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